{"id":1338,"date":"2015-01-31T13:27:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T20:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2015-02-02T09:50:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:50:44","slug":"the-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/31\/the-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Observer, The Observed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h6>The Observer, The Observed with &#8220;<em>Spontaneous Poem from a Treetop Crow<\/em>&#8221; by Jim Stallings<\/h6>\n<\/p>\n<p>This image, once created, seemed ideal as a new header for this blog, with its subtitle, &#8220;A Southwest Point of View.&#8221; Jim had already written this poem (a gift of encouragement to my family recently), and I asked if I could post it here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1231 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cropped-20150102__MG_3144-Edit-6-300x90.jpg\" alt=\"observer\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cropped-20150102__MG_3144-Edit-6-300x90.jpg 300w, http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cropped-20150102__MG_3144-Edit-6.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spontaneous Poem from a Treetop Crow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the lofty life of a wise old crow<br \/>\nSwaying in the topmost backyard branches<br \/>\nLike a magical clock counting down mortality&#8217;s coil,<br \/>\nMay it not be in some secret way<br \/>\nWe the awed observers<br \/>\nHave all along been honored by a wiser watcher?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">        &#8211; Jim Stallings<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To read more of Jim&#8217;s work, visit <a title=\"Jim Stallings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jim-Stallings\/e\/B0075M1XO8\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Stallings: Books, at Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for letting my readers enjoy your poem here, Jim.<\/p>\n<p>(The full image from which this header was created may be seen here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/swdesertgardening.com\/2015\/02\/observer-observed\/\" title=\"The Observer, The Observed\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/swdesertgardening.com\/2015\/02\/observer-observed\/<\/a>   )<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like fcbkbttn_large_button\"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/31\/the-observer\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"large\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"http:\/\/susanbgraham.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/31\/the-observer\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Observer, The Observed with &#8220;Spontaneous Poem from a Treetop Crow&#8221; 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